Are YOU a good employee, would you hire YOURESELF?

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Someone tole me when I started out on my own "You need to be your best employee. Would you hire yourself?" I took that lightly at the time but as I started to grow it really hit home. If the day was quiet and I had no more jobs to do, was I going home or was I knocking on doors? Visiting people I know? Canvassing the neighbourhood I was in? Was I truly acting as if I really wanted and needed this job?

It's hard to ask your team to do all that when you aren't doing it yourself! I think about it daily, if I am the employee I want to hire. I feel like it will help me look for new employees when that time comes.

judithvirag · Answer

Great question.&nbsp; I think just like our employees I do have my ups and downs.&nbsp; I do get up each day and try to do the very best I can.&nbsp; &nbsp;My company has been growing stadily for 16 years so just for dedication I would hire myself LOL

richardm · Answer

You need to be your best employee. Would you hire yourself?

Interesting question, with a few ways to look at it.

When I was in my 20's I was a physically hard worker who listened to instructions well. I would run circles around the other employees. And I could repeat that output daily. I would hire a team of what I 'used to be' of me back then.

When I was in my 30's I honed my quoting and customer service skills. My follow-up and landing rates were great! I could use a strong quoting team now that follows through as I used to.

Now that I am in my late 40's, I wouldn't want another whole one of me around. But I could use multiple task-oriented staff to take some of the pressure off me.

julie · Answer

wow, this is a great thought provoking question

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Are YOU a good employee, would you hire YOURESELF?

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